Key Highlights of Report

India figures among top 10 countries Brunei Darussalam, Thailand, Malawi, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Nigeria, Djibouti and El Salvador that have marked an improvement this year. These 10 top improvers implemented 53 regulatory reforms making it easier for them to do business.

Europe and Central Asia regions continue to have highest share of economies implementing at least one reform as 76% of economies in the region implemented at least one business regulatory reform.

India is only country in South Asia and BRICS economies to feature among most improved economies of the DB Report this year. In South Asia region, India was top improver, but was ranked below Bhutan (75). Nepal (105), Sri Lanka (111), Maldives (136), Pakistan (147), Bangladesh (177) and Afghanistan (183) were ranked below India.